000 FZNT24 KNHC 010253 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A POWERFUL COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 30N86W 18N93W FRI MORNING...30N82W 19N90W FRI EVENING...THEN STALL FROM 29N81W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT THROUGH SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT AND FRI...THEN DIMINISH FRI EVENING. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ON SUN AND AGAIN INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE AREA...WITH GALE FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF LATE SUN INTO MON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT MON. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N PART LATE. .MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/BERG